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The Pink Floyd Exhibition - Their Mortal Remains will make its American debut at the Vogue Multicultural Museum at some point this year in Los Angeles. Fans won’t find many details on the Their Mortal Remains website yet but there is an option to join a mailing list. The exhibition has previously visited Madrid and London, and Wikipedia notes the artifacts include props from The Wall concerts and Syd Barrett’s bicycle.

Hot fun in the spring time. EXPO ’76 will be delving into its never predictable but always impressive repertoire of cover versions on the patio of FitzGerald’s in Berwyn at 7:00 p.m. on March 31.

Singer-guitarist Phil Angotti has a live stream performance tomorrow night on Facebook at 7:00 p.m. CST. Angotti noted in a Facebook post that he also has some live gigs on the horizon. One of those will be at Montrose Saloon’s beer garden at 6:30 p.m. on April 1.

It’s great to see Montrose Saloon rocking again, with a bouquet of live shows in its outdoor beer garden to welcome the spring weather. The duo Marina will perform at 6:00 p.m. on April 2; and keyboards player Joey Chimes has a 2:00 p.m. gig on April 3, followed immediately by garage/rockabilly band Amazing Heeby Jeebies at 3:00 p.m.

Deepest condolences to everyone at radio station WXRT on the passing of long-time Music Director John Farneda. He was not as well known to listeners as the on-air personalities, but we can learn from the tributes offered today by DJs Lin Brehmer, Terri Hemmert, and Marty Lennartz how much he supported and inspired them. Farneda passed away after a year-long battle with pancreatic and liver cancer. In lieu of flowers, the station is asking for donations to the National MS Society or the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in Farneda’s honor.

The Who will release a Super Deluxe Edition of its album The Who Sell Out on April 23 that includes enough memorabilia to start a museum. In addition to 112 tracks on five CDs and two seven-inch singles, this edition features an 80-page hard cover book, rare posters, inserts, and stickers. It’s available for pre-order on The Who’s official website for the reasonable price of  $139. Fans willing to go higher than that can choose an option that includes a jacket and t-shirt.

Roll the dice for cool rock venue merchandise. (I wanted to use ‘Merchandise to di for’ but was afraid people would assume it’s a typo.) I’ve already purchased an artfully decorated 2021 calendar and a Christmas ornament from The Hideout’s online store and I just ordered a set of dice with The Hideout’s logo on them. There are a number of distinctive items available at The Hideout’s online store.

In other local venue news, Lincoln Hall will be offering items from Lincoln Hall and The Alley Dreams, a collection of mugs, t-shirts and other memorabilia created by muralist Mac Blackout. The merchandise will only be available for three weeks at the venue’s online shop.

 My nephew/godson Joe Flamm’s Italian/Croatian restaurant Rose Mary will open in mid-April at 932 W. Fulton in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. Joe previously worked as Executive Chef at the critically acclaimed Spiaggia on Michigan Avenue and was the Season 15 champion on the Bravo Channel’s Top Chef program. He’s also aiming to bring his son Luka to a White Sox game now that limited seating will be available at Guaranteed Rate Field.